911 Briefs -- Published Oct. 7, 2012

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Oct 7, 2012 at 12:01 AM

STOCKTON - A robber shot a 56-year-old in his knee during a gold chain theft Saturday in south Stockton. The Stockton Police Department said the victim sustained a nonlife-threatening wound in the attack that took place about 1:30 p.m. near Baja Court and Granada Street.

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STOCKTON - A robber shot a 56-year-old in his knee during a gold chain theft Saturday in south Stockton. The Stockton Police Department said the victim sustained a nonlife-threatening wound in the attack that took place about 1:30 p.m. near Baja Court and Granada Street.

The victim was washing a dog kennel in his driveway. Police say the suspect is a 5-foot 8-inch tall Latino with a thin build. He possibly fled in a gray Acura TL made in the late 1990s or early 2000s, police said.

A man who lives across the street from the victim said the attack symbolizes how dangerous the city has gotten.

"Something needs to be done," Al Rash said. "I feel like I need to have a weapon on me whenever I leave the house. I'm looking at getting a permit to carry a concealed weapon."

Rash said the victim has been his neighbor for roughly three years.

STOCKTON - An elderly man found unconscious during a house fire Friday evening died Saturday afternoon, according to authorities.

The man, whose name will be released once his family is notified, was trapped inside a burning home in the 1800 block of Anita Street about 8:15 p.m., according to the Stockton Fire Department.

Fire officials say the man in his 70s likely succumbed to injuries related to smoke inhalation.

An investigation into the fire is under way, but preliminary findings point to the flames being sparked by a cigarette, said Art Ray, chief's operator for the Stockton Fire Department.

A den toward the back of the home sustained the brunt of the damage, Ray said. The man was found near the front door as fire crews forced the locked door open. It's likely the man was disoriented trying to escape, Ray said.

ROSEBURG, Ore. (AP) - Authorities in Douglas County, Ore., say they arrested a man who escaped from a San Joaquin County prison.

A sheriff's office spokesman said 31-year-old Brian Delsie of Stockton was taken into custody Thursday night after a deputy in the Oregon town of Oakland discovered a vehicle in a ditch.

The plates showed it had recently been reported stolen in Stockton.

The deputy canvassed the area and spotted Delsie, who allegedly had the keys to the stolen vehicle.

A records check revealed he was wanted as an escaped inmate from the San Joaquin Correctional Facility.

Delsie was booked into the county jail in Roseburg. He was charged with possession of a stolen vehicle and possession of burglary tools.